OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2026

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TOPIC: YOU NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT MEMORISE : But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 READ : Judges 15:12-17, Judges 16:16-21 Judges 15:12-17 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a new jawbone o...
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ARE YOU P.O.O.R? Tuesday 10 July 2012

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Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye       
Memorise: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
Read: 2 Timothy 2:14-16
When Elijah was parted from and taken away from Elisha in 2 Kings 2:11-13, Elisha tore away his old garment. This connotes that for you to take on a new or higher assignment, it is important to change your clothes. If you are still putting on malice, lies, anger or any work of the flesh, your new assignment will not fit you.  In addition to tearing his garment, Elisha took up the mantle that fell from his departed master. This means God gave him an opportunity and he grabbed it. God will give you at least one opportunity but it is up to you to seize it. Samson was one person who knew how to seize an opportunity. When he was taken bound to the Philistines in Judges 15:14-15, the Spirit of God came upon him and he saw the jaw bone of an ass, he grabbed it and used it. The ability to take every opportunity God gives to you is a determining factor in becoming what God wants you to become. The difference between the rich and the poor has to do with how they treated the opportunities that came their way. Someone defined the word “Poor” as Passing Over Opportunities Repeatedly. Genuinely rich people are rich today because they did not let opportunities pass them by; while a lot of the poor are poor today because they kept procrastinating and hardly ever seized any opportunity God gave to them.
You can observe this trend also in the Christian faith. Show me a fast growing believer and I will show you a convert who did not allow opportunities for growth to pass by unutilized. Everyone that is born again has ample opportunities for growth. The issue is: what do you do with such opportunities? 2 Timothy 2:15 says you should study the scriptures as if you are about to sit for an examination. Bible study, faith clinic, revival services, Sunday services, workers retreats, ministers retreats, ministers conferences, monthly Holy Ghost services, Special Holy Ghost services, Conventions, Congresses, Bible College, School of Disciples, School of Missions, etc., are all avenues for growth. In addition, books authored by anointed men and women of God are available for study by the one who wants to be outstanding. Are you grabbing these opportunities? The more you grab them the more outstanding you become.
KEY POINT:
Opportunities grabbed and utilised add to the user but opportunities ignored diminish the one to which they were sent.
 
Bible in one year: Luke 7-9

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